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Tuesday 5 – Wednesday 6 September 2017

Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre

Safety in Action Conference

Held concurrently will be a two-day, high profile conference for Safety leaders. Over 700 delegates have attended the conference in the last two years to hear from regulators, thought-leaders and International keynotes who are making a difference in safety culture. This year’s program will explore key Health & Safety topics, by linking Safety Strategy, Leadership and Culture.

*The three conferences are running concurrently and in adjacent rooms, you will be able to switch sessions and plan a track to suit your requirements.

Tuesday 5 – Wednesday 6 September 2017

Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre

Workplace Wellness Conference

The 3rd annual Workplace Wellness Conference is a two-day, high profile conference for HR and Workplace Health & Wellbeing leaders. This year’s program will hear from industry leaders identifying strategies to enhance the mental and physical wellbeing and productivity of the Australian workforce.

*The three conferences are running concurrently and in adjacent rooms, you will be able to switch sessions and plan a track to suit your requirements.

Tuesday 5 – Wednesday 6 September 2017

Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre

Return to Work Conference

The Return to Work Conference is a two-day, high profile conference for rehabilitation, HR and Workplace Health & Safety leaders. All employers are required under workplace health and safety laws to have in place policies and plans for the return to work of injured workers. This year’s program will look into best practice strategies that supports employees through the process of rehabilitation and manages their return to the workplace in a timely and safe manner.

*The three conferences are running concurrently and in adjacent rooms, you will be able to switch sessions and plan a track to suit your requirements.

Safety Snippets Articles

Safety Snippets Articles

Safety Leadership Differently: Dr Who are you?

Naomi Kemp 2017

Universities are a diverse workplace that host large numbers of students, staff and visitors on campuses every day, and their safety and wellbeing is of paramount importance to institutions. Yet in recent years, we have seen serious injuries occur in Australian academic institutions and tragedies abroad, which have serious implications for the tertiary sector [1]. Globally, universities have responded by dramatically enhancing safety efforts in identifying hazards, reducing risks in the workplace and pursuing a more proactive safety culture [2].

Research tells us that in the pursuit of a proactive safety culture, a focus should be placed on the safety climate [3]. Climate reflects the perceptions generated by the actions we see and do [4]. In particular, the actions of leaders shape perceptions and indirectly influence culture by what they systematically pay attention to, control, measure, and reward [5]. As such, leaders who demonstrate their commitment to health and safety can enhance the safety culture through their influence on the organisational safety climate [3].

According to Hudson [6], many organisations have a calculative safety culture, rather than a proactive culture. Placing them in the centre of the Safety Culture Ladder, Hudson states that in calculative organisations, safety is well accepted and positive safety performance is regarded. The information flow is top-down and there are a large number of procedures in place. However, management cares about safety, the workforce is involved and all agree ‘safety is their system’.